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• n  the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
  it occurs without human intervention
• n  a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
• n  the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others
• n  (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings
  the purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits
• n  care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

• The intervention is playful in spirit, says Dawson, adding, "Parents get very confident and are able to learn this quickly.
• That would, apparently, be too much government intervention.
• By the end of the 24-month intervention, the women who managed to lose at least 10% of their starting body weight (which was, on average, about 193 lbs.

• intercession
• interference
• interposition
• treatment

• nonintervention
• noninterference

News & Articles

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• New pipeline a waste of our money
  State intervention in financially troubled cities is controversial and contentious. But when irresponsible fiscal policies have led those municipalities into dire straits, professional, non-political management seems prudent and reasonable.
  June 18, 2013 - Times Herald
• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Literacy Intervention Program Builds Student Success with Personalized Digital Learning ...
  Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt today announced the availability of Earobics © 2014, the latest version of its proven-effective, hybrid reading intervention solution.
  June 17, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
• Fitch: Inflation, Government Intervention, and Capital Controls Test Argentine Corporates
  Strong capital structures mitigate inflation, government intervention, capital controls and limited access to debt markets for Argentine corporates, according to a new Fitch Rating
  June 14, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Ruth Bader Ginsburg in International Herald Tribune
  It tolerates, indeed applauds, federal intervention to ban nationwide a procedure found necessary and proper in certain cases by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,Ginsburg wrote, in a dissent joined by Justices John Paul...
• Nancy Pelosi in Detroit Free Press
  I believe an intervention will happen, either legislatively or from the administration,Pelosi said. "I think it's pretty clear that bankruptcy is not an option."
• Gordon Brown in ABC News
  This is not a time for conventional thinking or outdated dogma but for the fresh and innovative intervention that gets to the heart of the problem,Prime Minister Gordon Brown told a news conference.